Case Study...
Alex Bowden devises a new method
of creating and delivering white
board materials. Alex has used this
in delivering Teaching Materials on
the economics course which Alex
teaches. The method has application
across a whole range of other types
of courses. Might Alex receive a
revenue share if the University is
able to commercialise this
new method?
Alex has devised a new method of
delivery of teaching, rather than
Teaching Material content itself.
The University's policy is to grant a
share of the return on IP arising
out of the commercialisation of a
method of delivery. If what Alex
had devised had been Teaching
Material content, then the
University would not generally
grant a share of the return on IP,
unless they are very important
breakthrough materials and have
no strategic significance for
the University.
Not all IP will give rise to returns through commercialisation and even where it
does it can often be many years before those returns are received. The key is
that all commercialisation is to the benefit of all.
The University of Manchester
is currently home to four
Nobel prize winners,
underlining its reputation as
a world-leading centre
of research excellence
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